TEACHING DEEP CANNULATION OF THE BILE DUCT DURING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY

• Published in: Digestive endoscopy Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 195 - 200
• Main Authors: Tamada, Kiichi, Wada, Shinichi, Nakazawa, Katsuyuki, Hatanaka, Hisashi, Tomiyama, Takeshi, Ohashi, Akira, Sugano, Kentaro, Ido, Kenichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.10.2007
• Subjects: cannulation; education; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); training
• ISSN: 0915-5635; 1443-1661
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2007.00754.x

When performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), the smooth introduction of the duodenoscope into the papilla of Vater, an appropriate view of the papilla of Vater, and deep cannulation of the bile duct are essential. The operator must know the difference between the side‐viewing endoscope and the forward‐viewing endoscope. The rotation of the body and the left arm of the operator, switching with the left wrist, and dialing of the endoscope are essential for appropriately viewing the papilla of Vater. When training operators to do ERCP, a model is useful for helping them understand basic handling. The approach to deep cannulation of the bile duct should be selected based on the type of papilla (slit type, onion type, tongue protrusion type, flat type, and tumor type). Cannulation is more difficult in patients with the tongue protrusion‐type of papilla than with a slit type, onion type, or tumor type. According to previous reports, therapeutic ERCP requires the ability to cannulate the common bile duct deeply 80% of the time; 180 to 200 supervised ERCP are necessary to achieve this success rate.